River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13
IN TILE EAST,

IN THE EAST,
john Roach. the ship builder. died at
New York. at a m, Jan 10. His end was
unmarked by any struggle. He was born in
Ireland AMI came to this country when 10
years Of age and apprenticed himself 70 the
AllIar0 iron works ar Jersey City. In those
wears his savings enabled him to start on his
own account III Il moderate way. In 1871 he
purchased the Morgan Iron works for SiOO,
ISL. and during tie next three Years the
Sertuni works and Franklin forge. costing
Ss5s.UoU. Later he established the great
Ship-yarsiS at Chester, Pa, where he built
the ships Dolphin. Boston, Atlanta and Chl-
cagu. I'm the summer Of lNs5he encountered
financial troubles and made an asst gnment.
His health failed him an- malignant can
Ger developed which closed his life.
The di>mcmbered body Of man
was found near Lexington, Mass. on the
9Th. he head and trunk were nearly
mile apart The victim was George 4.
Cadman. a Somerville milk dealer He
AaS last seen in the company of strange.
AID = that time had $50 IN his possession.
Newlau. the employee Of Cadmsn. has besn
arrested az an important witness.
Wm. f. Dizzan i French Canadian
living ut Wheelock, Vt. has been arrested
for the murder Of his five infant children.
In the last four wears his wife has given
birth To tive children. ON two occasions
twins. and all these. the brutal father is
charged with having killed with a blow of
his list upon the head. when the infants
were about month old.
The dry goods store Of &. @. Sawyer
4 Co.. at Hartford, Conn, took fire sun
DAY noon. and owing To frozen hydrants
that establishment and two others burned
with the loss Of $4,000. T. X Laughton.
If the editorial staff Of the Times. and
clerk Of the fire board, lost his life IN the
doomed building
II i broadly rumored IL Washing
ton that s2,0u,gd can be traced %
members Of Congress to secure the passage
II the funding hill. One Congressman
j. said TO have got s35100o The lobnyiest
SherrclI. who died last week. paid cut 500,
90, the week before he died
The Edgar Thompson Steel Works
and Carnegie Bros a Co al Braddock, Pa.
have resumed operation. The new scale has
not yet been given out. but ever thing has
been settled amicably The advance in
wages viii H. about - per cent. 9yBl last
year wages
All explosion OF dynamite, used for
blasting. stored in a shanty on a vacant lot
in Philadelphia. Pa. exploded Sunday
evening killing the Waterman. The explo-
sion caused the population Of the city and
suburban towns to suppose an earthquakes
had tranSpired.
Henry Georges new paper, the
STANDARD, made It's first appearance on
Saturday Il contains an art Gle about
nine columns in length from the pen Of Mr..
George on the ease Of r y Father Mctilynn.
the Catholic priest who has been suspended
from bis p;tstorate.
d. ID. Schelling. lawyer At 102
Broadway. New York. shot himself through
the right temple ~ Yonkers on the 9Th
while he was being Conveyed to Pough.
keepsie Insane Asylum lie has been of
unsound mind for some time. lie viii die.
The cold weather Of last week has
coverered tine st. Lawrence river with ice.
ON Saturday the ice wa sufficiently strong
to allow of the crossing OF teams between
Cape Vincent and Kingston, distance of
II miles. The steam ferry has stopped.
Richard Ingraham. Of Fulton, \. T.,
and Beniaman Benson Of Ogdensburg were
instantly killed, and George Marley, Of Car
thags badly injured Jan. 3,whie loading oil
ears in the gayville mines 10y n mass of froz-
en- ore and rock failing upon them.
James f. Nowlin. the hired man of
Cadman who was found murdered and dis
melnbered at Lexington, Mass. has con
fessed that he killed his employer in his
barn. and afterwards cut up the body and
distributed it along the highway
Frederick Spealth. 30 wears old, a
halter residing at 10 Carlton street. New
York city. shot and Killed his wife, Jose
phine at = O'Clock SUNDAY evening and
afterwards dangerously woHnded himself
with the same revolver.
4 i've story building on West Thir-
teenth street, New York City. occupied by
manufacturing establishments burned sun
day evening Loss Sl29.Olu Several hre-
men were injured by falling walls
William skinner. proprietor Of an
extensive oil refinery at Norristown, Penn,
made an assignment Jan. ,. Liabilities,
S.u.Wa. assets unknown. but it is thought
they are far bnlow the indebtedness,
Gen. y. W. Loring. Pa~ha. formerly
Of the United states army, and later the
commander Of Lorings corps IN the
Egyptian army. died Of pneumonia at the
st Denis Hotel. n Y, Friday.
The Commissioner of internal reven-
ae asks for $1,000. in an additional appro-
priation 10 pay salaries Of Collectors Of IN
ternal revenue fof the current fiscal year
Rev. II. H. Barbour, % Newark. \.
u. has sued for divorce. tie claims his
wife has been unduly intimate with mem
Der Of bis church.
The Pennsylvania legislature has
elected Matthew ;. Quay, United States
senator. 10 succeed Mr.. Mitchell.
The finest business block ut Fair
Haven. Pa. burned on the 9th. Loss S15,-
ga. insurance $3.50.
The Commissions Of l55 Presiden-
tial postmasters expire in February and
March next.
Tkc Boston Evening Record has
Opened popular subscription for the Mrs.
/ Logan FUSED
The Maine legislature reelected
Eugene Hale TO the.URite,! States Senate,
CONGRESSIONAL